Sports Games and Children's Speech Development: Tips for Parents

Have you noticed that children with speech difficulties are often less physically active than their peers? A baby's brain is organized in such a way that all its zones develop together. So the coordination of movements and motor skills affect the formation of those speech centers that are so necessary for speaking and understanding. Moreover, this is important in the case of bilingual children, who have to adapt even faster. At https://www.govorika.com/russkoyazychnye-logopedy-v-ssha/ we have speech therapists who take a comprehensive approach to the problems of language skills in children, without missing any of the decisive factors. So what is the most important thing parents should know?

Play With the Ball More

It is ball games that speech therapists call one of the most effective tools for developing speech in even the youngest children. As they hone their ball-throwing and catching skills, new neural connections are formed at an instantaneous rate. The key is to make sure that play isn't something forced. Keep your child interested and create a friendly atmosphere where exercise is not only healthy but also fun.

Try Moving Games With Your Kid

Toddlers and kindergarteners like to spend time playing moving games the most. Speech therapists at the Govorika Center recommend creating some of your family's preferred games that your child can play with parents or older kids. They should be simple and quick activities. For example: who can hold their balance longer, who can jump to the objective faster, who can repeat the movement of the leader better, who can jump higher, and so on. A little exercise will speed up the blood circulation a bit, and thus supply the brain with extra oxygen.

Choose a Type of Sport That Helps Develop

From the age of 5-6, you can already safely offer your child to choose sports as a hobby. Firstly, start with the kid's preferences. But take into account some specifics:

• Aerobic sports (athletics, swimming, figure skating, dancing, basketball, tennis, etc.) will primarily have the effect of growing new nerve fibers. The child will learn to control his or her body and improve coordination;
• Oriental martial arts (karate, jiujitsu, taekwondo, etc.) will teach the child concentration, rhythm, and stress resistance, and as a consequence will influence the formation of inter-hemispheric interactions;
• Complex-coordination sports (dance and gymnastics) are primarily aimed at the improvement of large motor skills, and coordination, and provide communication mechanisms for the main speech zones.

Movement is Essential

If parents think that the more time a child spends on educational exercises, the better the speech progress will be, they are making a common mistake. If you are striving for the harmonious growth of your baby, devote as much time to physical activity as to learning lessons. This is an incredibly important rule. After all, it is a physical activity that not only strengthens the child's health but also promotes the formation of new synaptic connections in the cerebral cortex, the release of important mediator hormones, and the formation of new speech skills.

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